Classic Movies, Great and Historic

Hello this website is a place that shows some of the best movies ever made.

Casablanca (1942)

Without a doubt Casablanca is one of the greatest movies ever made. Produced by Warner Brothers in 1942
Casablanca stars Humphrey Bogart one of the greatest stars who ever lived and Ingrid Bergman co starring Paul Hendrid Claude Rains and Peter Lorre. The Summary of this great movie is cafe owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) meets a former lover with unforseen complications. Casablanca is on DVD at some Target Locations but mostly at Barnes and Noble.

Here's the trailer for Casablanca (1942) from YouTube.

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Filmed in glorious Technicolor Singin' in the Rain is to lots of people the greatest musical ever made starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'conner. This movie is about a silent screen star (Gene Kelly) who falls in love with a new coming actress (Debbie Reynolds) at the same time of the same time of the film transition from silent to sound. Singin' in the Rain is on DVD some target locations But mostly at Barnes and Nobles.

Here's the famous Singin' in the Rain Scene From Singin' in the Rain in 1952

This song Singin' in the Rain was first performed by Cliff Edwards in the 1929 part Technicolor movie The Hollywood Revue of 1929 with an all star MGM cast. the song became a number one hit for 2 weeks on the Billboard Top 40. Here's the hollywood revue of 1929 finale on Youtube in Technicolor.

Heres some comedy by Laurel and Hardy from The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Libeled Lady (1936)

Libeled Lady is great wonderful funny comedy with a great all star MGM cast Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy. This great movie is about where Spencer Tracy keeps on delaying his marriage to Jean Harlow because problems his newspapers must face so for newspaper reasons Spencer Tracy makes Jean Harlow marry William Powell so they have to pretend they are married with each other but they hate it then William Powell has to go on a cruise and while he's on the cruise he meets Myrna Loy and falls in love with her so when does Spencer Tracy marry Jean Harlow what happens to Myrna Loy and William Powell do they get married, you'll have to see for your self. Libeled Lady is on DVD at Barnes and Nobles but you might have to order it in the store because not that many Barnes and Nobles have this DVD and they will call you when it comes in the store.

Here are some more pictures of Libeled Lady

Here's the Trailer for Libeled Lady

Frank Capra's It Happened One Night (1934)

It Happened One Night is a great comedy produced and directed by Frank Capra. This movie It Happened One Night Made Clark Gable a big actor, Claudette Colbert a big actress, and Frank Capra a big Director and Producer, Frank Capra later on made other great classics like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Cant Take it With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and the Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life.

Here's the trailer for Frank Capra's It Happened one Night (1934)

This Classic is about A newspaper man (Clark Gable) track a run away heiress (Claudette Colbert) on a mad cap cross-country tour. There has been some similar movies like this, in 1953 William Wyler Directed and Produced Roman Holiday starring Audrey Hephburn and Gregory Peck. This movie was remade in 1956 with Jack Lemmon and June Allyson, the movie was called You Cant Run Away From It, it was a Technicolor Musical.

Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (1948)

Easter Parade is a Technicolor musical starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. This movie is about Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but she decides to start a career on her own. So he takes the next dancer he meets, Hannah Brown, as a new partner. After a while this new team is so successful, that Florence Ziegfeld is interested in them, but due to the fact, that Nadine Hale dances also in the Ziegfeld Follies Don says no. Inspite of the fact, that he is in love with Hannah, he keeps the relation to her strictly business. So Hannah is of the opinion, that he is still in love with Nadine, and her suspicion grows, when he dances with Nadine in a Night ClubFloor Show.

Fred Astaire and Judy Garland were suppose to make more movies together but couldn't due to heath issues with Judy Garland.

This Movie is on DVD at some Barnes and Noble Locations if not you could store ship it.

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 is a Busby Berkley Warner Bros. Musical starring Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, and Ginger Rogers was in some of this movie too.

Here's the summary

Barneny Hopkins is producing a new show on Broadway, but the day before it opens, the set and costumes are confiscated due to not paid bills. Everybody is sitting on the street and due to depression there is no possibility for the three chorus girls Carol, Trixie and Polly. But they hear rumors, that Hopkins is producing a new show, they invite him and he promises to give them work - when he found a backer to produce it. He hears the tunes of the composer next door, Brad Roberts, Pollys friend. Brad joins them and is backing the show. On opening night he takes over for the juvenile lead, who suffers from lumbago. Roberts has been very puplicity-shy, because he belongs to a wealthy upperclass family from Boston. When his family notices what he is doing, his brother Lawrence and their attorney Peabody come to New York, to end his relation with Polly. But he mistakes Carol for Polly, who does not correct his mistake. Lawrence decides to separate Polly from Brad by drawing her love on himself. But soon he realizes, that he is really in love with that chorus girl.

Gold Diggers of 1933 is on DVD.

Here's some clips from YouTube

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon is one of Humphrey Bogart's greatest films. This movie is about a Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) who gets caught up in a murderous search for a priceless Maltese Falcon Statue.

DVD cover and original poster

During the Academy Awards Ceremony in 2007 a commercial came on advertising the new iPhone. This commercial showed actors new and old answering the phone saying hello and in one part they showed a clip from The Maltese Falcon.

This movie was a remake of a 1931 film with the same title. The Maltese Falcon is on DVD at Barnes and Nobles and is also in a Humphrey Bogart Box Set, The Humphrey Bogart Signature Collection Vol. 2 and that box set also includes Casablanca. The (1931) The Maltese Falcon is in the 1941 DVD release of the The Maltese Falcon.

This movie is on DVD, and also in the Humphrey Bogart Collection Vol.2 at Barnes and Nobles (when a movie is on DVD it's always at Barnes and Nobles if it is not in stock you could store ship it).

Some Like It Hot (1959)

This is a great comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. Some Like It Hot also has great co stars like George Raft, Joe E. Brown, Pat 'O Brien, and Edward G. Robinson's son Edward G. Robinson Jr.

In this scene Joe E. Brown dances with Jack Lemmon

Marilyn Monroe sings I Wanna Be Loved By You

The song I Wanna Be Loved By You was first by Helen Kane in 1928 and was a big hit at the time.

Some Like It Hot is on DVD.

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

This movie stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, its about were a blonde upstairs (Marilyn Monroe) makes the guy down stairs (Tom Ewell) go crazy for her while his wife and kids are on vacation.

In Cinemascope and Color by DeLuxe

The Seven Year Itch is on DVD and is in a Marilyn Monroe box set.

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly's first movie together and in Technicolor. Technicolor was was rare in the 1940's most of the films than were filmed in black and white.

Summary

A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.

Anchors Aweigh is on DVD and the Frank Sinatra and Gene kelly Collection.

High Society (1956)

High Society is a 1956 MGM Technicolor musical starring Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Grace Kelly in her last starring role in a film before becoming princess Grace of Monaco in 1956.

High Society original soundtrack cover

The song Well Did You Evah was suppose to be sung in another MGM musical, but they figured just to put that song in this movie.

This next song True Love was Bing Crosby's last big hit at number 5 on the Billboard Top 40.

At this time Bing Crosby wasn't selling that many records as he did in the 20's, 30's, and 40's because of rock and roll so Bing Crosby at this time was mostly a big musical star.

Summary

In this musical version of The Philadelphia Story, tabloid reporters invade a society wedding

High Society was a musical remake of the 1940 classic The Philadelphia Story. The Philadelphia Story stars Cary Grant, Katherine Hephburn, and James Stewart. High Society and The Philadelphia Story are on DVD.

Top Hat (1935)

Top hat is a very good Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical co starring Edward Everett Horton. Lots of People consider Top Hat or Swingtime (1936) Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers best musical they made together.

A woman thinks the man who loves her is her best friend's husband.

Funny Face (1957)

This is a great wonderful musical starring Audrey Hepburn and this time Fred Astaire, and in this movie unlike My Fair Lady in 1964 Audrey Hepburn uses her real singing voice.

Here are some pictures and YouTube videos of Funny Face

Summary

A photographer (Fred Astaire) that works for a modeling company finds a girl Audrey Hepburn and turns her into a famous model.

Trailer

Funny Face is on DVD. In Panavision and Technicolor.

Wife Versus Secretary (1936)

Wife Versus Secretary (1936) is a comedy drama starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, and a very early role four James Stewart. When James Stewart made this movie he had already 4 movies and those were all supporting roles it would take James Stewart 3-4 years to become a big actor.

Summary

A secretary becomes so valuable to her boss that it jeopardizes his marriage.

Wife Versus Secretary is on DVD and is in a Clark Gable box set, Clark Gable the Signature Collection.

An Affair to Remember (1957)

An Affair to Remember is a 1957 romance movie, in color DeLuxe and in Cinemascope, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. This movie is about two married people that go on a cruise in a ship and fall in love with each other so they have an affair to remember.

Original 1957 trailer for An Affair to Remember

Original 1957 poster for An Affair to Remember

The sheet music cover for the song Our Love Affair from this movie An Affair to Remember

DVD cover for An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember is on DVD

Frame from An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember is a remake of a film from Hollywood's greatest year 1939 starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer,the film was named Love Affair.

Star Wars (1977)

Star Wars is one of the greatest sci-fi films and one of the greatest films ever made. The summary of this great film is. Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.

Star Wars is on DVD and very easy to find at all DVD retailers

A Star is Born is a great classic starring Judy Garland and James Mason. This movie A Star is Born was a remake of a 1937 Technicolor film with the same title starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, these two movies wasnt fully the same in the story the first A Star is Born was about were Janet Gaynor wanted to be just a famous actress, the 1954 version with Judy Garland and James Mason was about were Judy Garland wanted to big a big singer and actress. Besides those differences every thing else is the same except the cast and this one with Judy Garland is in Cinemascope.

In Technicolor

A Star is Born is on DVD

The Wizrard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz is truley one of the greatest and most watched movie ever made in the whole wide world. Made in what is to be considered Hollywood's greatest year 1939 The Wizard of Oz stars Judy Garland, Ray bolger, Jack Hailey and Bert Lahr, co-starring Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. The movie was originally not on DVD, for a long time, but today is availible on DVD and Blu-Ray,

The Wizard of oz new DVD cover

The Wizard of Oz original 1939 poster

The Wizard of Oz Blu-Ray Pack

Here's the trailer for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and some YouTube videos

The song Over the Rainbow won the Academy Award for best song in a movie in the 1940 Academy Awards ceremony for 1939. The Wizard of Oz was also nominated for best picture, but lost to Gone With the Wind. The only awards it won was a special Academy Award to Judy Garland and for best musical score.

Judy Garlands red slippers from The Wizard of Oz

Meet In St. Louis

Meet In St. Louis is a 1944 glorious Technicolor musical starring Judy Garland and Lucille Bremer. The movie is about a family from the year 1903-1904. Meet Me In St. Louis is on DVD and airs on TCM around Christmas time.
This year Meet Me In St. Louis will be airing on TCM in December 19th and December 24th, for more information go TCM.com

Meet Me In St. Louis DVD cover

Meet Me In St. Louis Trailer

Here's The Trolley Song from Meet Me In St. Louis

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washngton is a 1939 comedy-drama produced and directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart and Jean Aurther, and co-starring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) movie clip from YouTube

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Trailer From YouTube

Summary

An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is on DVD.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 very funny All Star comedy starring Spencer Tracy, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Peter Falk, Buddy Hackett, Phil Silvers, Sid Caesar, and lots of more great comedians.

Original It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) original poster

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World DVD cover

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) original trailer

Summary

The dying words of a thief (Jimmy Durante) spark a madcap cross-country rush to find some treasure. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is on DVD.